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Coal Strike of 1902
Workers strike for 3 days about higher wages & shorter hours. This event falls under creating economic reform because they saw an unbalance of wealth among big business, government, and ordinary people. -
Created Department of Commerce and Labor
President Theodore Roosevelt established the Department of Commerce and Labor to investigate business practices, assure fair trade, address labor issues, and aid commerce. This falls under creating economic reform because it shows that the government did not give businesses favorable treatment. It creates a fairness between workers and businesses. -
Food and Drug Administration
President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Food and Drug Act. The Act prohibited the interstate transport of food which had been "adulterated," with that term referring to the addition of fillers of reduced "quality or strength," coloring to conceal "damage or inferiority," formulation with additives "injurious to health," or the use of "filthy, decomposed, or putrid" substances. This falls under protecting social welfare because it is protecting citizens from diseases in food. -
Meat Inspection Act
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 is an American law that makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. This falls under protecting social welfare because it protects people from diseases in meat. -
Children's Bureau
The Children’s Bureau focuses on improving the lives of children and families through programs that reduce child abuse and neglect, increase the number of adoptions, and strengthen foster care. This falls under protecting social welfare because it protects children from harsh treatment and improves their lives. -
Sixteenth Amendment
The 16th amendment is an important amendment that allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans. Other taxes, such as taxes on houses or other property are considered direct taxes by the Constitution and would have to be divided back among the states. This falls under creating economic reform because it makes sure that ALL Americans are required to give an income tax, not just the poor. -
Revenue Act of 1913
The Revenue Act of 1913 re-imposed the federal income tax after the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment and lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%. This falls under creating economic reform because it lowers taxes for those who can't afford them. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. This falls under protecting social welfare because it protects the citizen from losing money. -
Keating-Owens Child Labor Act
The act banned the sale of products from any factory, shop, or cannery that employed children under the age of 14, from any mine that employed children under the age of 16, and from any facility that had children under the age of 16 work at night or for more than 8 hours during the day. This falls under protecting social welfare because it prohibits child labor. -
System of National Parks
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection includes all national parks and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States. This falls under promoting moral improvement because it protects the important aspects of our country.